26 August 1944
India

My dearest,

This afternoon I received two letters from you.  One was dated August 3,1944 and the other one was dated August 18, 1944.  Which goes to show you sometimes the mail really travels here.  It only took your letter 8 days to get here.  I hope my mail to you is as fast.

I am at this time answering your letter dated August 3rd. Please write and tell me what letter you are answering when you write me as I do you.  You mention going swimming a lot.  I wish I was able to go as often as I wanted to.  There is too much work involved that I would have to put off.  So work it is before pleasure.

I'm so sorry to hear Louise has an infected foot.  Convey my deepest sympathy.  I feel like I know here so I guess she won't mind if I convey my sympathy.  Well today was just another day of work and more work.  I never can seem to catch up to it.  As soon as I come to the end of one job and low-and-be-hold some more work crawls in.

This evening they are having a house warming party at our squadron.  We had out day room renovated so they threw a little shindig to the grand opening.  I did not feel like going to the party so I went over to the Red Cross to make a little frame for your picture to fit into.  I just got it completed and what do you know, it cracked on mer.  I'll make a new one some other day.

After that I had myself a hamburger and some iced tea.  To complete my dayu I did something that really hits the spot with me.  I wrote you this letter.

Well honey I guess I'll close now cause I have covered the news of the day.  So until the next letter,
I remain yours, my darling,
Ray